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Valencia College Overview

Valencia College is a public institution situated in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Valencia College Known For?

18,176 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Valencia College.
  • In 2019-2020, 30% of the faculty were full-time.

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Valencia College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Valencia College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Music Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Electronics Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Valencia College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#4 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#4 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#6 Best Fire Protection Schools College Factual
#11 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools College Factual
#21 Best Engineering Technologies Schools College Factual
#68 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual

Where Is Valencia College?

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Contact details for Valencia College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1768 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32835
Phone: 407-299-2187
Website: valenciacollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Valencia College?

You can apply to Valencia College online at: https://ssb-01.valenciacollege.edu:9050/pls/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

As long as you submit the requested materials to Valencia College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Valencia College?

19% Take Out Loans
8.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Valencia College, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,918 a year. That adds up to $19,672 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Valencia College is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Valencia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 45,949 undergraduate students at Valencia College, with 16,488 being full-time and 29,461 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 16,488 full-time undergraduates at Valencia College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Valencia College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 787
Black or African American 2,450
Hispanic or Latino 6,397
White 4,232
International Students 1,107
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,515

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Valencia College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 119 countries are represented at Valencia College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Venezuela, and China.

Online Learning at Valencia College

41,206 Took All Classes Online
43,996 Took At Least One Class Online
95.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 43,996 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Valencia College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Valencia College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Valencia College was 95.4%. This is the #437 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Valencia College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Valencia College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 7,810 0 0 7,810
Business Administration & Management 4,620 242 0 420 5,282
Allied Health Professions 323 84 61 61 529
Hospitality Management 237 104 71 0 412
Nursing 0 278 0 110 388
Criminal Justice & Corrections 282 91 0 0 373
Culinary Arts 266 55 21 0 342
Entrepreneurial Studies 332 0 0 0 332
Information Technology 177 49 47 0 273
Computer Software & Applications 201 54 0 0 255
Computer Programming 144 43 53 0 240
Fire Protection 139 62 0 0 201
Computer Information Systems 101 61 0 21 183
Computer Systems Analysis 167 0 0 0 167
Accounting 132 25 0 0 157
Electronics Engineering Technology 36 32 33 31 132
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 97 20 0 0 117
Music 67 46 0 0 113
Horticulture 63 16 25 0 104
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 49 53 0 0 102
Drama & Theater Arts 77 14 0 0 91
Health & Medical Administrative Services 38 10 34 0 82
Other Education 73 0 0 0 73
General Visual & Performing Arts 71 0 0 0 71
Legal Support Services 0 55 0 0 55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 52 0 0 0 52
Business Support & Assistant Services 44 0 0 0 44
Construction Engineering Technology 20 22 0 0 42
Graphic Communications 34 0 0 0 34
Communications Technology 30 0 0 0 30
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 6 16 0 22
Journalism 15 5 0 0 20
Biotechnology 16 0 0 0 16
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10 0 0 0 10
Civil Engineering Technology 6 1 0 0 7
Real Estate 0 6 0 0 6
General Engineering Technology 6 0 0 0 6
Dental Support Services 0 2 0 0 2
Audiovisual Communications 1 0 0 0 1
Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 7,926 9,246 361 643 18,176

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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